The 2013 Broker-Dealers of the Year: Time to Vote

Our 23rd annual reader poll is now open for business. Rate your own broker-dealer, and tell everyone (anonymously, of course) what you wish your firm offered.

By James J. Green|June 11, 2013 at 10:19 AM

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It was 23 years ago that Investment Advisor first asked its independent broker-dealer rep readers to rate their own BDs. While much has changed in the IBD space since 1990, much also remains the same. Recruiting and retaining reps is still the primary business goal of broker-dealers, but the services BDs provide has evolved over time.

We’ve seen the rise of broker-dealer networks, we’ve seen contraction in the number of IBDs and we’ve seen scale as one approach to making a broker-dealer more attractive to reps. However, we’ve also seen resilience in the ranks. Bigger is not always better, and the entrepreneurial spirit and the niche approach to running a successful broker-dealer remains strong.

Investment Advisor’s annual Broker-Dealer of the Year survey tracks that evolution, and is the premier way in the industry for IBD reps to make their voices heard on what they want, and what they don’t, from the broker-dealers through which reps do business.

As in the past 22 years, we name winners in four different categories (see who won in 2012), so like-sized BDs (as measured by number of producing reps) compete against their peers. In the September issue of Investment Advisor we reveal the winners of this year’s voting, and we bring together the leaders of the four winning broker-dealers in an in-person editorial roundtable that always provides insights—and often some sparks as well—that constitutes the core of our September cover story in print and online at AdvisorOne. (See more about the process for choosing the Broker-Dealers of the Year.) In addition, we poll reps on what they would want from their existing firms, and also ask them which BDs they’d migrate to if they became unhappy with their current BD.)

Voting is open now and will remain open until July 1. Make sure you have your CRD number and your broker-dealer’s at hand when you vote. We look forward to making your voice heard and acknowledging the 2013 Broker-Dealers of the Year.

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